WELLBEING FOR WOMEN RADIO SHOW ON MYSPIRIT RADIO
WITH SARA TURNER

My WellBeing for Women Show offers inspiration and advice on the most common issues that women of all ages face into today’s world, using wisdom from many different complementary therapies and focusing on physical, emotional and spiritual health.

This month’s WellBeing for Women is all about encouraging us to look at the bigger picture, learn about what our bodies are trying to tell us and by doing this, empowering us to find long-term understanding and healing of these conditions.

Have you ever suffered from cystitis or thrush? If you have you’ll know how painful and distressing both these conditions can be. A one off bout we could put down to experience but many women have repeated flare ups during their lives, causing much emotional distress and depression. Prescriptions from the GP can see us through the worst but can also see us stuck in a rut of feeling that this is our lot.

My guests are highly experienced Reflexologist and author Ann Gillanders, Kinesiologist Penny Davey, Shiatsu therapist and teacher Teresa Hadland and Deb Shapiro, mind-body expert and author. We also have a follow up to last month’s show which focused on weight and our relationship to food – talking to ex Tomb Raider star and model Lucy Clarkson. Lucy candidly talks about her own experience with bulimia.
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If you suffer from cystitis and/or thrush here are some ideas for helping yourself with flower essences and essential oils.

CYSTITIS AND THRUSH

Are these really linked to our emotional health?
Have you ever suffered from cystitis or thrush?

If you have you’ll know how painful and distressing both these conditions can be a one off about we can maybe put down to experience but many women have repeated flare ups during their lives, causing much emotional distress and depression. Prescriptions from the GP can see us through the worst but can also see us stuck in a rut of feeling that this is our lot.

So while we may need to use our GPS for diagnosis or prescription, look at our diets and follow specific nutritional advice, rest and relax more – we also need to start listening to our bodies and to what messages they are giving us.

Both cystitis and thrush are linked to our kidney energy. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is Water Energy and also connected to our emotions. So first of all we need to look at what fears and anxieties we have in our lives. On an emotional level urination is a letting go of the emotions that are no longer serving us in our lives. When urination becomes painful (hot, red, irritated) we need to look at what is painful, causing heat, and irritation in our lives what or who is “pi**ing us off”?. What are we holding on to in our lives that is no longer serving us? It is telling us that it is time to let go of the old patterns of pain and irritation in our lives.

Similarly thrush is an inflammation and often occurs around intimate relationships. It is a real sign – KEEP AWAY FROM ME! This may not have any direct connection with our current partners or lives; however, the situation we are in is triggering painful emotions from the past and is trying hard to make us take notice. The kidneys represent our deepest energies and so cystitis and thrush emotionally are often connected to deeply held beliefs – usually formed in childhood. Flower essences are perfect for bringing these patterns to awareness and ultimately releasing them.

How can flower essences and essential oils help?

Clearly we need to use physical therapies to help us during the acute stages. This is where essential oils can help.

MOONFLOWER ESSENTIAL OILS has two specific blends for these conditions:

EASY FLOW CREAM (for easing symptoms of cystitis and urinary tract infections)
Containing essential oils of Cypress, Cedarwood, Juniper, Pine, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Benzoin and MOONFLOWER flower essences of Bluebell and Windflower to calm, soothe and balance and enhance the flow of energy through the kidney and bladder meridians.
This cream is best applied using a compress or gentle massage to the stomach area »»

SOOTHE ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND (for thrush/anti-fungal)

Containing pure essential oils of Bergamot, Tea Tree, Lavender, Geranium, Tagetes and Myrrh. This blend can be used in the bath, mixed with live yoghourt and applied topically or on a tampon. Full instructions come with purchase. Can also be used for athlete’s foot and nail infections. Essential oil blend available online »»

If you would like Australian Green Essence (see below) added to the essential oil blend please email me sara.turner@flower-essences.net and I will make up a blend from my practitioner stock.

As far as flower essences are concerned, during acute phases of cystitis, Australian Bush Emergency Essence is good to help us stay as calm and balanced as possible, making clear decisions as to what to do.

It is best to consult an experienced flower essence practitioner over a period of several months so that the deeper emotional patterns can come to light and be released without pain and distress. Click here for consultations with myself.

Regarding thrush, Australian Bush Green Essence can be very useful used topically. Put 7 drops of the dosage strength essence into a bowl of water and wash twice a day as soon as symptoms occur. Many women who have been suffering for a long time and have not found relief through more traditional channels report fast relief using this method. Please email me sara.turner@flower-essences.net if you would like to purchase a bottle of this essence. It can be used to great effect taken internally and used topically – although not at the same time!

Some of the people I have interviewed since the launch of MySpiritRadio in Spring 2006

Dr Marilyn Glenville, Ian White (Australian Bush Essences), Clare Harvey (Flowers of the Orient), Deborah Craydon (Flora Corona), Shelley Sishton (Purely Essences), Julian Barnard (Healing Herbs), Masters Essences (Lila Devi), Petite Fleur (Judy Griffin), Niravi Payne (Whole Person Fertility Program), Jane Sheldon Clarke (Nourish), Dr Randine Lewis (The Fertile Soul), Dr William Bloom, Mind/Body Expert Debbie Shapiro, Singer/Songwriter Ian Kenny, Model and ex Lara Croft Tomb Raider Lucy Clarkson, Medical Journalist and Author Nikki Bradford, Dr Ronald Alexander, Christos Katsis (Founder of Katseye Blends), Colin Beckley (Teacher of Transcendental Meditation), Marneta Viegas (Relax Kids), Dr Weishe Song (Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ingrid Bacci (Author of The Art of Effortless Living), Author Dr Xiaolan Zhao, Grace Bowman (Author of Thin), Reflexologist Ann Gillanders.

You can listen to all these interviews by visiting the MySpiritRadio Archive